Going Down in Flames With My Archenemy

At the Interstellar Royal Academy, if Yuan Yao was the rat droppings that ruined the whole pot of porridge, Pei Yun was the tireless person tasked with picking them out.

Student 1: President! Yuan Yao and his lackeys wrecked Heavy Armor No. 1!

Pei Yun (forcing a smile): Don't panic. I'll handle it.

Student 2: President! Yuan Yao cheated on his final exam and beat up the proctor!

Pei Yun (rubbing the bridge of his nose): Got it.

Student 3: President! Yuan Yao let his lackeys insult you on the Wall of Honor!

Pei Yun (crushing his pen): ...Don't stoop to his level.

Pei Yun thought he'd been a pretty dedicated student council president. After seven years at the academy, no matter how much he cursed inwardly, he still wore a smile.

But Yuan Yao not only failed to appreciate it, he looked down on him.

Pei Yun (smiling with concern): Yuan, you've been a little moody lately. Are you having trouble with your studies? Would you like the student council to assign someone to help you sort things out?

Yuan Yao (sneering): A good dog doesn't block the road. What kind of dog are you?

When you don't break down in silence, you go crazy in silence.

At last, one day Pei Yun decided he was done putting up with it. He resolutely climbed into his own mecha and charged straight at Yuan Yao's coordinates.

Who knew the fish wouldn't die and the net wouldn't break?

Yuan Yao pinned him against the control panel. The infamous campus bully spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, smiling as he murmured in Pei Yun's ear, "President, are you serious?"

[Reader's Guide]

1. The author is terrible at sci-fi and has made up a lot of things! I just want to write an interstellar romance. Feel free to discuss the setting, but don't take it too seriously.

2. This isn't a traditional campus story. If you're looking for a realistic school setting, this may not be for you.

3. The top's "madness" and the bottom's "scumminess" are only temporary, and their "grudge" is temporary, too. Give them some time to clear up the misunderstanding!

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[Coming soon: "I Got Pressured into Shipping My Own Couple [Showbiz]"]

Cheng Wang is a barely-known actor who's spent years coasting through life.

Song Yichen is a famously aloof star, an award-winning actor across film, television, and theater, and everyone's ideal white-moonlight-type heartthrob.

The two seem like a terrible match, but after they work together, the entire entertainment industry goes wild shipping them.

Reporter: "You two have been voted the hottest couple of the year. How do you feel about that?"

Cheng Wang (earnestly): "Teacher Song is a senior I've admired for years, as well as a mentor and friend. I'm grateful for everyone's support, but characters are just characters. Please don't confuse us with our roles..."

Song Yichen: "Yeah, they're pretty hot."

A shipper posts a photo: "Look at the way they're gazing at each other! There's no way there's no love between them!"

Cheng Wang comments: "Friend, calm down. It's just a script."

Song Yichen comments: "I got too immersed in the role and couldn't help myself."

It would be one thing if everyone else shipped them, but what's Song Yichen doing getting involved himself?

Cheng Wang angrily confronts him. "Weren't you the one who rejected me back then? What, now you want to get back together?"

Song Yichen thinks for a moment. "Maybe I got so into shipping us myself that I started getting carried away?"

As the saying goes, a little shipping is fun, but ship hard enough and it becomes real.

Theme: Let's grow toward the light together!